Barrel agitator



March 6, 1928. v

- I F.H. HAYWOOD BARREL AGITATOR Original Filed March 7, 1925 PatentedMar. e, 1928.

UNITED.- "STATES OFFICE.

r FBEDJH. HAYWOOD, oncmvsmim. onro.

BARREL AGITATQR. V

Application file'dMarch 7, 1925, Serial .No.=1'3,800.' Renewedctoher.17, 1927Q- V This invention relates t-o improvements inbarrelvagitators andhas for its bjectfthe provision of a simple andefficient device adapted to be permanently installed in barrels orremovable and insertible at will. i The invention is especially,adapted'for paint barrels and is so designedthat it maybe readily placedin filled or empty barrels, and:

as readily withdrawn, even though the solid matters or pigments,contained in the paint, may have settled to the bottom of the barrel Iand formed therein a more or less solid'cake.

A further object of the invention is to pro 3 videv an agitator thatwill be adapted to scrape the bottom ofa barrel and thoroughly mix thecontents.

. Other objects of the invention and thefeatures of novelty will beapparent from the following :description taken in connection withthe-accompanying drawings,of whichv Fig. 1 is a vertical section of abarrel hav xzingmy invention applied thereto,

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the main elements of the agitator shownin Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan of the partsshown in Fig. 2 with one part showninsection.

'kIn the drawings, 1 indicates a container or; barrel, of circular crosssectionyand 2 an" opening or bung-hole in the top head of thebarrel, atthecenter thereof. Affixed to the,

top head of the barrel, and surrounding the" openingQ, is a sleeve 3havinga flange 4 which is suitably affixed to the barrel head. The;sleeve dis exteriorly threaded, as-indi over the sleeve and form aclosure for-the bung-hole. s r I V The agitating .means or stirrer,forming the subjectm'atter of my invention, includes as'rod 7 which'iswelded vor other-wise'secured tothe inner-side of the bottom head, atthe center, as indicated at.8, and this rod extends axially" oftliebarrel to a point adjacent to 01. through the opening-i2 but shouldnotibe -rod 7 is preferably vfree, as'showns' A link or scraper blade-9is normally arranged at i r V T nently installed in" thelrbarrel andshipped .'-thereWith,:1the zi'aecumulation'. ofsolid" matter the bottomof the'i1barrel and,. intermediate at its inner end with a slot 11through which the rod 7 is adapted to be freelypassed. The inner end ofthe blade 9 is upturned, indicated at 12, to permit the blade to beengagement with the upper end of the-rodl' 'l'.

cated at 5, anda cap 6 is adapted to screw;-

.9 reaches'this cake, the blades 9 and. 14 are rotated about the 'rod.7,by means of a rod sorlong thatit would- -interfere'with the tight-'ening of thei-cap' 6. The upper end-ofthe' its: ends,"isp rovided witha quarter twist and readily passed through the sleeve 3, whenin'"Pivotallygconnected to the outer endofthe blade 9,:as'at '13, 'isanupright blade 14 which,intermed-iate its "ends, is provided 1 with abend15'to permit the upper rend of this blade to project into or through thesleeve 3, as shown in Fig.1. The bladel i is also provided-with aquarter twist-16 so that its lower end may be conveniently pivoted tothe outer end-of the blade 9, asshown. The upper; end 17, of the-blade14, is provided 1 Withanopening 18 to receive a rod or other form-oftoolby" which the stirrer may be r'otated'about the rod7. I I

The operation of the stirrer will now be briefly described. As alreadyindicated, the

rod 7 willvbe permanently 'attachedto. the barrel andextend to apointadjacent to or through the 'opening2 in. the top "head.

,isentered into the opening 11-. The blade li. isiheld above the barrelwith the blade 9 lhangingtherefrom;and the two blades are then "loweredinto the barrelu The blade 14 follows the blade 9 endwise into thebarrel,

aswill be readily understood, and, if there is anaccumulation of solidmatteror pig'- ment' in the bottom of the barrel it will usually-beinthe 'form of a'cake' several inches thickand when theend 12-015 thebladeor wrench attached to the blade l i, as--previ ously described.The/blade 9 -will thus be caused to boreits way through this cakeofsolid material and, by passing downward on the blade 14, the blade 9will make a graduv ally enlarging conical hole in the cake until 100 lthe blade 9 I reaches the 1 horizontal position sho'wn'in: Fig. ,1;Rotation ofthe device may or pigment is likely;to so embed the blade 9then be continued until the contents of the 7 barrel; arethoroughly-stirred.

' and the lower end of the blade-Haste make 8 it very difiicult, if notimpossible, to rotate.

the stirrer, in the arrangement shown "in Fig.1.

Under theseconditions the blade 14; is partially withdrawn so. astoraise the blade 9 to a substantially vertical position. The stirrer maythen be rotated and the blade 9 will gradually bore through the cake ofsolid material until the parts again reaoh'the position shown in Fig. 1.p

The arrangement of the blade 9 on the bottom of the barrel, and thelower end of the blade 14 adjacent the side of the barrel, in-

' sures the thorough mixing of all of the contents. The arrangement ofthe threads 5 on the outside of the sleeve 3 prevents mutilation-of thethreads by engagement of the blade 14 with the sleeve, when beingrotated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

" 1. In combination with a barrel having an I opening, a rod securedwithin the barrel and extending from a point opposite the opening tosaid opening, a blade turnably mounted on said-rod, a second bladepivotally attached to'the free end of the first-mentioned blade andextending'upwardly toward the top of the rod;

2. In combination with a barrel having a central openingvat one'end, arod extending from the bottom of thebai'rel up to and through saidopening, a blade pivotally and slidably mounted on the rod adjacent the.

" bottom of the barrel, and a second blade pivotally secured to the freeend of the firstmentioned blade and extending upwardly through theopening in the barrel.

3. In combination with a barrel having a central opening in one endthereof, a rod within the barrel extending axially thereof upto saidopening, a blade having a slot in one end of a size to permit the rod tobe passed theretlirough, said blade being adapt I ed to be passedthrough said opening, and a tral opening in one of its ends, a rodanchored to the other end of the barrel and exstirring elements hingedlyconnected at one ten'ding axially of the same to apoint adjacent saidopening, means adapted to be swung around said rod as an axisincluding-two of their ends, one of said elements being turnably mountedon said rod, the other of said elements extendin upwardly adjacent thebarrel Wall and eing'bent intermediate its ends and directed upwardlythrough said opening.

6. In combination with a barrel having an opening at one end, a devicefor agitating ,the contents of the barrel including a rod anchored tothe other .end of the barrel and 7 extending axially thereof to apointadjacent said opening, a pair of link members one of which isturnably mounted at its endon' the rod and the other of which extends upand through said opening; both of said members adapted to be removedfrom the barrel by being drawn through said opening thereof.

7. In combinationwitha barrel, a rod serel and projecting to a pointadjacent the other end of the barrel, said other end of the barrelhaving an opening in alignment, with said rod, "and a stirrer insertiblethrough cured to'the inner side of oneend of the 'bar- 7 said openingand havingone end-pivoted on said rod, theopposite end of said stirrerpro jecting through said opening. g- V -8. In comb nation with a barrel,a rod secured to the inner side of'one end of the barrel and projectingto a point adjacent the other end of the barrel, said other end of the Ibarrelhaving an opening in alignmentwith said rod, and a stirrercomprisinga plural ty of pivotally connected members I insertible beingpivotally arranged on said rod and another of said members-projectingthrough said opening. 7 i

9. In combination with a barrel, a pivot member secured to the innerside of one end of the barrel, the other end of the barrel .hav

ing an opening, and a stirrer comprising abar pivotally connected withsaid'member and normally extending parallel withthe first mentioned endof the barrel, and a bar pivoted to the outer end of the first mentionlongitudially ;of the ed bar and extending barrel to said opening.

10. In combination with a barreL-a' pivot member secured to the innerside of oneend of the barrel, the other end of the barrel havbarpivotally conneoted with said mem er and normally extending parallelwith the first mentioned end of: the barrel, and a bar pivoted to theouter 'end of the first mentioned bar and extending longitudinally ofthe barrel adjacent the side Wall thereof and -with its free end bentinwardly and extending into said opening. 7

n testimony whereof I affix my signature. FRED I-I.

ing an opening, and a stirrer comprisin af t 90 through said opening,oneof said members

